Pique Dame - DVD

Hans Neuenfels, the luminary of modern director's theatre, provides a compelling, multi-layered staging of Tchaikovsky's Pique Dame at Salzburg Festival. In the stark, mostly abstract sets by Christian Schmidt, Neuenfels Inchdraws gripping performances from a strong castInch (The New York Times) including Brandon Jovanovich and Evgenia Muraveva in the title roles of Herman and Lisa and legendary singer Hanna Schwarz as Countess. Mariss Jansons, Incha compelling director in his elementInch (The New York Times) makes his rare appearance as an opera conductor, at the helm of the Wiener Philharmoniker - InchAnother triumph in this hot festival summer!Inch (Neue Zürcher Zeitung). Mariss Jansons, Inchmaybe the best connoisseur of this unjustly neglected operaInch (Süddeutsche Zeitung), turns this Queen of Spades with as much verve as sensitivity into a Inchcaptivating musical dramaInch (Die Zeit).